is this region-free? wondering if this dvd player is region-free?
18176
not as far as I can tell. there are a couple of hacks, but none are working for us so far. Deeply regret buying at this point.
1775321
Don't know what you mean? I just know it wouldn't play that Mama's boy dvd set I paid so much for. So it is not region free.
1298983
Probably not. This is a region 1 (North America) player. You can use a region-free player. Also, most computer DVD players are region-free, so you can try that.
292390
Thanks Marla. It's just that import-world.com advertised a Panasonic Blu-Ray player that they claim (and guarantee) to be region free - but that might be misleading as it may be region free for DVDs and not Blu-Rays. I will have to call them to make sure. Thanks.
370711
All DVD players will play PAL and NTSC. That's not the same as "region free." Generally, you select either NTSC or PAL output in the setup. A PAL DVD would have to be region free for you to be able to play it.
208853
I haven't tried any other region dvds yet to try it out. But it does say it's region free in the description.
794466
answer unknown. My son has the player and uses DVD-r if that helps any. What are region 1 and region 2 dvd's?
626519
yes, the dvd player is region free right out of the box - will play any region and I have personally used the player to play both UK (region 2) and US (region 1) dvds. The unit handles going from region 2 to region 1 and back to region 2 with absolutely no hesitation. The unit is also PAL/NTSC compatible which means something completely different - if you have a UK purchased television it is in PAL format while a US television is in NTSC format - this unit can be connected to either US or UK television and the image will display correctly. The plug that is with the unit is a US plug.
417173
I apologize. I looked up my past orders to see if it had a number- to no avail. I can tell you BOMBAY Electronics is the seller and the description is ALL MULTI REGION FREE (0-6) DVD player by Toshiba. Whatever you do..do not get a sony..it I s not- and I ordered that previously and it was broken. Hope this helps.
728356
It's an international player, that means it can play ever region dvd's (setting 0) but you can set it to just one region also. I switched to setting 2 (description how-to below) after it won't run some dvd's (first issues after about 6 month on setting 0, some dvds might change the software and then several dvds started to stop/jump/don't run at all - it depends so much which dvd - some run some don't and you never know which one starts making trouble ... I changed the setting to region 2 just recently, so I cannot say, if this is a solution for that annoying issue: How-to change the setting: 1. NO dvd indside/ 2. Press setup (remote)/ 3. Press the down arrow three times until you see the "preference" page/ 4. Press 1,3,8,9,3,1/ 5. Press up/down key to select region (0= all regions - trouble?/ 1 USA/2 Europe, Japan, South Africa ...)/ 6. Turn off the player DONE!
58417
HD DVD players are region free only if you use HD DVD disks, since the HD DVD standart does not have region limitations. If you play standard DVD disks, it's still locked for one region.
1643836
All bluray players play dvds. And it actually has a region free DVD player.
2054218
Yes, this DVD player comes with a remote and is a region free DVD player for worldwide use.
2021398
It was my understanding that the DVDs were region sensitive not the players. But what do I know.
271478
Sorry Twila, it won't. You need to have a region FREE dvd player and this is only for the US. Oh, by the way, stay clear from Amazon on this one, unless you do not mind buying used-reconditioned items that they say is NEW.
2043832
1. I found PAL listing in the set up menu so you change this using your remote control.2. I did not even need to make it region free to make it work for DVD's from other countries. Even if you need this the code is already posted by a reviewer on Amazon
1450677
I just put a dvd in and it plays it. I dont have to do anything to it. So no I do not have to chose a region code. It does it all by itself, put in the dvd and push play. I love it so far. I have dvds from America and from other Countries.